By Francis Ratnieks, Emeritus Professor of Apiculture, University of Sussex
Ciaran Harris, PhD Candidate in Pollinator Ecology, University of Sussex
Where once there were vast areas of forest and other natural habitats, farmland now covers much of Earth – including 70% of the UK. This transition has helped feed a growing number of people.
However, replacing ecosystems rich in species with agriculture – and intensifying food production on established farmland – carries costs…
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By Sven Bölte, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Science, Karolinska Institutet
For a long time it was assumed that somewhere between 5 and 6% of children have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But the rates, in practice, are often higher. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the prevalence at 11.4% in children in 2022.
The Swedish Board of Health and Welfare…
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By Matt Perry, Professor in Labour History, Newcastle University
Before announcing changes to Britain’s tax system in her first budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves redecorated her own digs. The headline change was swapping a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson – a trailblazing politician known as “Red Ellen”.
Wilkinson was one of British politics’ most intriguing and complex politicians, and most remarkable campaigners against injustice.
From…
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By Candice Stewart
"It was a juggling act — using my kerosine lantern in the bathroom, using as little water as possible, and managing my menstrual hygiene while the storm threatened my home."
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
Rachael Jolley, International Affairs Editor
Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs
This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the aftermath of the US presidential election.
The United States has made its choice. At just before 8am GMT (3am Florida time) Donald Trump took to the stage at the West Palm Beach convention center and claimed victory for the Republican Party. His declaration came minutes after it was announced he was…
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By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Trying to predict what Donald Trump will do during a second term in office is a fool’s errand.
It is all the more challenging considering Trump has prioritised winning re-election far more than discussing a detailed policy agenda. In many ways, Kamala Harris had the same strategy of maintaining an ambiguous policy agenda, though to obviously lesser success.
With that said, Trump comes back to the White House after not only four years of a prior tenure in the Oval Office, but also an additional four years since leaving office. These many years in the public eye may not tell…
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By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Sweeping all of the swing states, Trump’s was an emphatic victory. And a key reason is that many Americans feel worse off than they were four years ago.
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By Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
As the US looks further inwards, the rest of the world must learn to work together and forge new routes to prosperity and climate goals.
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By David Jeffery, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, University of Liverpool
Kemi Badenoch’s victory in the Conservative party leadership election was hardly a landslide. She secured only one-third of MPs’ support in the final round, just one vote ahead of her rival Robert Jenrick. Her share of the membership vote in the final round is also the lowest ever for a winner under the current system, in which a ballot among MPs is followed by a membership vote.
Conservative MPs are evenly split between MPs on the right of the party – supporting Badenoch, Jenrick and Priti Patel – and the centre of the party – those supporting James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat and Mel…
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By Todd Landman, Professor of Political Science, University of Nottingham
Donald Trump will be the only US president since Grover Cleveland at the end of the 19th century to be re-elected for non-consecutive terms. His risky electoral strategy has clearly paid off, enabling him and the Republican party to achieve an historic political comeback.
The 47th US president-elect declared victory at just after 3am local time on stage at the West Palm Beach convention center in Florida – a state that he won easily, taking its coveted 30 electoral college votes with over 6…
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